CN101109359B

CN101109359B - Method and apparatus for wind power foundation

Info

Publication number: CN101109359B
Application number: CN2007101494263A
Authority: CN
Inventors: V·S·科思努尔; D·D·安德森
Original assignee: General Electric Co
Current assignee: General Electric Co
Priority date: 2006-05-22
Filing date: 2007-05-22
Publication date: 2012-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2027-05-22
Also published as: ES2360621T3; CA2588497C; EP1867790A1; AU2007202274B2; CA2588497A1; AU2007202274A1; DK1867790T3; EP1867790B1; CN101109359A; US20070269272A1; US7530780B2; DE602007013140D1

Abstract

An apparatus and method for a wind power foundation. An embodiment of a wind power plant (500, 600, 700) includes a tower (505) having a top and a bottom. The plant also includes an assembly (520), the assembly including a transition piece (510) that is coupled with a concrete cap (515). The assembly has a top and a bottom, with the top of the assembly being coupled with the bottom of the tower. The plant also includes a jacket structure (555). The jacket structure has a top and a bottom and multiple legs, with the bottom of the assembly being coupled with the top of the jacket structure.

Description

The method and apparatus that is used for wind power foundation

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to wind power plant.Particularly, the present invention relates to be used for the basis (foundation) of wind power plant.

Background technique

Because wind energy has the potential that a large amount of pollution-free electric energy are provided, so wind energy obtains sustainable growth as power supply.Because the minimizing of fossil fuel (mineral fuel) supply, traditional energy also worldwide increases the influence of environment and the demand of electric power energy, and therefore the demand to alternative energy source will increase.

Along with the increase of Wind Power Utilization, the relevant problem of layout many and wind power plant begins to occur.All advantages in view of wind energy are apparent that: need a large amount of real estate soil to be used for the layout of wind power plant usually.Therefore as the alternative of land wind-power electricity generation, wind power plant offshore has been built on the coastal waters, can utilize Oversea wind and need not take land.

Yet the foundation of Oversea wind power generation brings some new problems.Offshore wind energy plant needs a basis, and this basis can sustain inherent transverse stress and the wave of maritime environment and the additional force that ocean current produces that wind produces.If wind power plant is away from the bank, so darker seawater will cause the increase of these natural force intensity.In addition, along with a large amount of power generating equipments basis is built in the deep water, except in running, can producing the bigger power, will produce more complex apparatus structural environment away from the layout of the wind power plant of seashore.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus that is used for the wind power plant basis.

In first aspect of the present invention, wind power plant one embodiment comprises pylon with top and bottom.Wind power plant also comprises assembly, and said assembly comprises and the joining transition piece of concrete cap.Said assembly has top and bottom, and the top of said assembly and the bottom of said pylon link.Wind power plant also comprises jacket structure.Said jacket structure has top and bottom and many supporting legs, and the top of this jacket structure and the bottom of said assembly link.

Description of drawings

Present invention is described to pass through limiting examples in conjunction with accompanying drawing, uses identical drawing reference numeral to represent identical parts in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an embodiment's of wind power plant a schematic representation;

Fig. 2 is the schematic representation of a kind of possible pedestal structure that is used for an embodiment of wind power plant;

Fig. 3 is an embodiment's on the GBS basis in the wind power plant a schematic representation;

Fig. 4 is an embodiment's the schematic representation on the GBS basis of the wind power plant installed of deep water;

Fig. 5 is an embodiment's the schematic representation with wind power plant basis of pile foundation;

Fig. 6 is an embodiment's the schematic representation with wind power plant basis of single concrete pad pedestal;

Fig. 7 is an embodiment's the schematic representation that has the wind power plant basis of cushion block on a plurality of coagulations in the pedestal;

Fig. 8 shows the flow chart of a kind of mode of execution of mounting wind power generating equipment; With

Fig. 9 is the schematic representation of load transfer among the wind power plant embodiment.

Embodiment

In one embodiment of the invention, disclosed a kind of method and apparatus that is used for the wind power plant basis.

Be the definition of more employed terms in this manual below:

" wind power plant " means a kind of structure that is produced electric energy by wind energy.Wind power plant also can refer to the wind-power electricity generation turbo machine.Wind power plant can comprise the element of any kind of capturing wind energy, for example rotor and rotor blade.

" basis " means and is intended to the wind turbine support is in all structures of appropriate position or a part of structure wherein.For example, the Oversea wind turbogenerator can comprise and is intended to turbo machine is remained on the basis on the water surface.The basis can comprise pedestal or the cushion block that is arranged in ground and/or inserts ground, and said pedestal or cushion block insert the portion's section that links to each other with pylon, and in addition it also provides required height for wind turbine generator.In an example, the basis can be built or is installed in the water body, in order to turbogenerator is remained on the appropriate position.Pylon can link with the basis, thereby turbogenerator is kept being in the desired position.In this example, the basis is all or is positioned partially at below the water surface that this depends on specific implementation condition.

" stake " is to squeeze into the material that has certain-length in the soil.Stake can comprise cylindrical body or other shape, can be processed by any material that comprises metal.

" concrete " means any mixture of aggregate (stone, sand, gravel), water and Bond.The agent of material knot is cement normally.Thereby add concrete each component generation sclerosis by a certain percentage and obtain strong consistency.For this purpose, the term concrete comprises reinforced concrete, typically refers to the concrete that has wherein added reinforcing bar or reinforcing material.Reinforced concrete can include, but not limited to metal or fabric reinforcement, for example common metal bar reinforce (Twisted Steel).

" cement " mean a kind of with show pulverous material of being of adhesive properties after water combines.

" jacket " or " jacket structure " means the metallic lattice that is intended to be used for support platform.Jacket structure can support the offshore platform that also can be known as jacket platform usually.Jacket generally comprises a plurality of supporting legs and pillar, and said supporting leg and pillar can comprise the crossbeam at a plurality of levels, vertical or diagonal angle, thus form frame structure and for this reason framework strength and stiffness are provided.

Offshore wind energy plant will bear enormous function power.If increase the size of offshore wind energy plant for whole cost efficiency, the power of bearing on this structure so just possibly increase, and the load on the basis also correspondingly increases thus.In addition, if wind power plant is built the place away from seashore in, for example the place in coastal waters has run out or has built in the deep water, and the active force that is born also can increase.

Hanging wind turbine generator on the basis, this basis is as a kind of mode that keeps turbo machine, and integral body perhaps partly is immersed in the water when installing.In one embodiment of the invention, the basis of offshore wind energy plant comprises concrete platform or concrete cap.In one embodiment of the invention, thus transition piece of mainly processing by metal or by metal and concrete and concrete cap link and form an assembly.Transition piece/concrete column cap assembly is made under the controlled condition of weather on the coast, is transported to the infield of turbo machine then.In one embodiment, assembly is connected or is hanging on jacket structure or the similar Structural Hardware.In one embodiment, jacket structure comprises a plurality of supporting legs, and these supporting legs extend to the bottom of this structure from the top of this structure.In one embodiment of the invention, concrete cap and jacket structure link through one or more supporting legs, and these supporting legs pass through concrete cap at least in part.In one embodiment of the invention, be assemblied in concrete pad on the top of jacket with flange connector, the supporting leg of this jacket extends through flange and gets into or pass concrete cap.In one embodiment, pylon is installed on the basis, and wind turbine is installed on the pylon, and said wind turbine is the device that is transformed into wind energy electric energy.

In one embodiment of the invention,, be transported to the infield to the basis, be placed in the basis place of expectation then, thereby wind power plant is installed in the position of expection through build all or part of basis at another place.In case the basis is placed, just accomplished the member of wind power plant, this process is included in mounting wind generators on the pylon.This installation method is more faster and simpler than conventional method.

Through adopting various pedestal structure with different ways, an embodiment of wind turbine generator can be by tight because of arriving the certain position place, and the mode that is adopted depends on certain location and condition.Embodiments of the invention also can carry out fastening with the mode of any known fastening jacket structure.Pedestal provides the means that are used for the wind power plant maintenance is in the appropriate position.

In first embodiment, the jacket structure that is used to support wind turbine supports through a plurality of jacket structure supporting legs of being driven underground.In this embodiment, the supporting leg of jacket structure is a hollow sleeve, and for example tubular structure can insert stake wherein.Through in the supporting leg sleeve that stake is inserted jacket structure and be driven underground, thereby can jacket structure be placed in the appropriate location of wind power plant.

In second embodiment, the jacket structure that is used to support wind turbine equipment through a concrete pad or similarly gravity base obtained firmly.Concrete pad also can be referred to as gravity base structure (GBS).GBS carries out firmly through utilizing most of pedestal structures.In this embodiment, lower half portion of jacket supporting leg is at least partly passed GBS.The supporting leg of jacket structure can come firm through a flange connector, and each supporting leg gets into GBS through flange.

In the 3rd embodiment, the jacket structure that is used to support wind turbine equipment can be through a plurality of concrete pad or GBS.For example, lower half portion of each supporting leg of jacket structure can some or all ofly be passed the coagulation earthen platform.Each supporting leg can obtain firmly through flange connector, and it passes flange and gets into concrete pad.

In one embodiment of the invention, for increasing the intensity and the spring-back force of fondational structure, the load transmission of wind turbine generator is changed.In the structure of some type, the load on the pylon is transferred to the concrete part, directly is transferred in the ground then.Although concrete cap and pylon have good physical connection, on the coagulation cap can not be effectively payload transmission in ground, and possibly in structure, produce some stress concentration points.At another example, the wind turbine that supports with jacket structure can transmit load forces preferably, but optimum a connection can not be provided between jacket and the pylon.In one embodiment of the invention, in conjunction with the load transmittability that be connected advantage and jacket structure of concrete cap with pylon.In this embodiment, the load on the wind turbine tower is transferred on the transition piece/concrete segment.In this embodiment, the basis provides burden apportionment thereby can avoid stress to concentrate, and this point is very important because in the design of wind generating unit at sea the fatigue life of structure very crucial.Load on the jacket structure then can be transferred in the pedestal structure, and for example GBS perhaps inserts underground stake, and then passes to underground.

In one embodiment of the invention, wind turbine can provide the structure of effective support to support in deep water through one.Concrete GBS can provide enough supports in shallow water, if but in deep water its size and weight will become very big.In one embodiment of the invention, through providing a jacket structure, will reduce significantly on the required coagulation in wind-power electricity generation turbine basis as the intermediate structure between concrete cap and the basis.In addition, because its cellular structure, jacket structure can reduce the wave load, has kept the connection advantage between pylon and the concrete cap simultaneously.In this embodiment, the cellular structure of jacket can provide needed rigidity, supports and croos strength, loads with wave with the strong wind that reply possibly run into during mounting wind in deep water.

If wind power plant is installed in the deep water, the stress that then bears on the basis of wind turbine generator not only comprises by wind-induced transverse stress, and comprises the sizable stress that is caused by water environment.Water stress comprises wave pressure and water flow pressure.And the multiple stress in the offshore wind energy plant possibly derive from different directions simultaneously and possibly change direction very soon.At sea in the environment, wind turbine will face potential extreme environment, comprise the billow that the hurricane that possibly run into and tsunami cause.In one embodiment of the invention, adopted the basis of the transition piece/concrete column cap assembly that links to each other with jacket structure for the wind-power electricity generation pylon safety guarantee to be provided, it can transmit load effectively and simplify the installation in deep water.

Though describe the marine mounting arrangements of wind power plant in this specification in detail, embodiments of the invention can be applicable to comprise in the water in the ocean, in the lake, and any wind power plant in artificial reservoir or the river.

Fig. 1 is an embodiment's of wind power plant a schematic representation.In the schematic representation of this simplification, wind power plant 100 comprises rotor 105 and one or more rotor blades 110.This schematic representation has illustrated a kind of rotor commonly used and rotor blade device, and embodiments of the invention can be applied to the wind power plant design of any kind, and it can comprise various structures or the element that is used for capturing wind energy.In this schematic representation, wind power plant 100 also comprises the pylon 115 that is used to hang rotor 105 and rotor blade 110.Wind power plant 100 also comprises the basis 120 that is used for support tower 115, and basis 120 possibly comprise a plurality of sections.Thereby basis 120 is attached on pedestal or the cushion block structure 125 wind power generation structure is fastened on the certain position place.In this drawing, wind power plant 100 is installed on the ground 130 and (passes the mud line (LAT-lowest astronomical tide) of water surface 135 belows).Wind power plant can be installed in the marine deep water.

In one embodiment of the invention, basis 120 is fabricated to provide with pylon 115 and connects performance preferably, can also be transferred to ground 130 to load effectively simultaneously.In one embodiment, basis 120 comprises assembly, and said assembly comprises concrete cap, and said concrete cap links through transition piece and pylon.In one embodiment, basis 120 further comprises jacket structure, and said assembly and jacket structure link.Jacket structure links with the pedestal 125 of wind power plant 100 then.In other figure, further show a plurality of embodiments on basis 120.

Fig. 2 is the schematic representation of a kind of possible pedestal structure that is used for an embodiment of wind power plant.In this embodiment, wind power plant is installed in the sea bed 210 of water surface 205 belows.Pedestal structure possibly comprise a single pile 215, and for example one is drilled into underground pipe or cylindrical structure.Stake 220 can be that the insertion of being processed by for example steel or concrete material is underground for structure provides support the column of effect, but also can be processed by any material.Conventional offshore structure adopts the single pile basis usually, but the mounting cost of these structures is very high, and expense increases along with the increase of wind power plant or apart from the distance on bank.Pile foundation also can comprise a plurality of pile foundations 225, and many piles 230 insert in the sea bed 210 together.Fig. 2 also shows a kind of gravity base 235 that comprises gravity base structure (GBS) or counterweight pedestal 240, and said counterweight pedestal is to utilize gravity the pedestal maintenance to be in the pedestal structure of the weight of appropriate location.The size on basis can limit through power on pedestal and stability of structure.

Fig. 2 further shows suction pedestal 245, and said suction pedestal comprises one or more caissons or cabin 250, and it is placed on the sea bed and through suction or vacuum power and installs, and for example extracts out with the water in the pump handle cabin.The cabin, caisson or the suction caisson just often said are the watertight compartments of bottom opening, be out just as a jar one of which end and be full of water, open part is to held.This structure also can be counted as the basis of a kind of barrel of formula.The installation on suction basis is faster relatively than the installation of pile foundation.

Fig. 3 is an embodiment's on the GBS basis in the wind power plant 300 a schematic representation.In the figure, pylon 305 is with matched in order to pass to load at this steel or steel/concrete transition piece 310 of concrete pedestal (having reinforcing bar to strengthen usually) that is known as GBS or concrete cap 315.Transition piece 310 forms the assembly 320 that can be assembled together with concrete cap 315.In one embodiment of the invention, in order to strengthen the lateral load ability, stake 325 can be passed skirt section or the outside of GBS 315.These stakes 325 can be known as the skirt stake, and it typically refers to beats in the littler stake of the diameter of structural base, comprises the jacket-type structure, its objective is to be fastened on this structure on the soil." skirt stake " refers to insert the less stake of diameter on every side of GBS formula basis especially, and purpose is to prevent that the basis from producing slippage.Except concrete, GBS315 can comprise cavity, can rock be put into said cavity to increase the weight on basis.GBS can make on the coast, each element that it can comprise each assembly of pylon portion section 305 downstream parts and be encapsulated in wind turbine there.These elements then are transported to the installation ground of preparing to receive GBS.In any case illustrated wind power plant 300 is installed in from LAT 335 to mud line 345 the shallow relatively depth of water 340.

Fig. 4 is mounted in an embodiment's on the GBS basis in the wind power plant 400 in the deep water schematic representation.In the figure, also with matched in order to the steel or the steel/concrete transition piece 410 that pass to load concrete (having reinforcing bar to strengthen usually) GBS415, transition piece 410 forms assembly 420 with concrete cap 415 to pylon 405.Skirt stake 425 optionally is used for increasing the lateral load ability and cable 430 can enter into GBS.Illustrated wind power plant 400 is installed in from LAT 435 to mud line 445 the darker relatively depth of water 440.Because the depth of water, for increasing stability, GBS 415 needs more roomy pedestal, therefore needs a large amount of concrete and forms extremely heavy structure.Can improve structure through the part 450 of transforming GBS 415, the structure that " inversion wineglass " shape for example can be provided provides less part to link to each other with transition piece 410 to obtain bigger bottom quality simultaneously.Further, GBS can be a part hollow so that wherein be full of water.However, GBS 415 is still very big, and with the less basis of in shallow water, installing Comparatively speaking, the infield that produces and be transported to requirement at sea is difficulty more.

Fig. 5 is an embodiment's the schematic representation with wind power plant basis of pile foundation.In the figure, also with matched in order to the steel or the steel/concrete transition piece 510 that pass to load concrete cap 515 (having reinforcing bar to strengthen usually), transition piece 510 forms assembly 520 with concrete cap 515 to the pylon 505 of wind power plant 500.In the figure, assembly 520 is less relatively, can be used as a unit and installs, and be transported to the infield also unlike the such difficulty of the bigger concrete pedestal of volume.Assembly 520 links to each other with jacket structure 555, makes load be transferred to the metallic lattice of jacket structure 555 from concrete cap 515 like this.Concrete cap 515 can comprise flange connector 565, thereby allows the top of jacket structure 555 supporting legs to be inserted in the concrete cap 515.In the present embodiment, wind power plant 500 fixes through stake, and the supporting leg that jacket structure 555 is passed in stake 560 inserts underground.In the figure, wind power plant 500 is installed in from LAT 535 to mud line 545 the darker relatively depth of water 540, and assembly 520 forms a basis that is used for fixing pylon with jacket structure and can be transferred to load in the soil effectively simultaneously.

Fig. 6 is an embodiment's the schematic representation with wind power plant basis of single concrete pad pedestal.In the figure, also with matched in order to the steel or the steel/concrete transition piece 610 that pass to load concrete cap 615 (having reinforcing bar to strengthen usually), transition piece 610 forms assembly 620 with concrete cap 615 to the pylon 605 of wind power plant 600.Assembly 620 links to each other with jacket structure 655.Concrete cap 615 can comprise flange connector 665, thereby allows the top of jacket structure 655 supporting legs to be inserted in the concrete cap 615.In this embodiment, wind power plant 600 is fixing through single concrete pad or GBS 675.Concrete pad 675 can comprise flange connector 670, thereby allows the bottom of jacket structure 655 supporting legs to insert wherein.Wind power plant 600 also can be installed in from LAT635 to the mud line in 645 the darker relatively depth of water 640.

Fig. 7 is an embodiment's on the pedestal wind power plant basis that has a plurality of concrete pad a schematic representation.In the figure, the tower 705 of wind power plant 700 also with in order to steel or the steel/concrete transition piece 710 that passes to load concrete foundation 715 (having reinforcing bar to strengthen usually) links to each other, and transition piece 710 forms assembly 720 with concrete cap 715.Assembly 720 links to each other with jacket structure 755.Concrete cap 715 also can comprise flange connector 765, thereby allows the top of jacket structure 755 supporting legs to be inserted in the concrete cap 715.In this embodiment, wind power plant 700 is fixed through a plurality of concrete pad 780, for example for every supporting leg of jacket structure 755 concrete pad is set all.Each concrete pad 775 also can comprise flange connector 770, thereby allows the bottom of jacket structure 755 supporting legs to insert wherein.Wind power plant 700 also can be installed in from LAT 735 to mud line 745 the darker relatively depth of water 740.

Though Fig. 5,6,7 show some embodiments' of fondational structure schematic representation, the several detail drawings shown in embodiments of the invention are not limited to.Embodiments of the invention are not limited to the pedestal structure shown in these figure, also can pass through any pedestal structure, and the mode of assembly or mechanism is implemented, and is used for jacket structure is fastened on suitable position.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart, one that wind power turbine generating equipment has been shown among the figure embodiment is installed.For describing embodiments of the invention, some conventional steps have been shown in this flow chart, but this flow chart is not each installation steps that is intended to comprise wind turbine equipment, this is a very complicated process.

In the figure, confirmed the marine mounting point 805 of wind power plant.In one embodiment, marine mounting point has the depth of water of certain expection.The basis will be positioned in below the water surface maintaining wind turbine generator, and the basis will link with the mechanism of base assembly or some kind.The size on basis is confirmed by the condition in selected place 810.The condition that possibly be considered includes, but not limited to the type and size (influencing part throttle characteristics) of wind turbine; The wind condition of expectation (influence the wind-force load characteristic, and might determine the final height of top, sea level turbo machine); The depth of water (influencing needed key dimension under water); And the wave condition of expectation (influencing the wave load).

The transition piece that is shaped generally and processes for wind power plant 815 by metal or metal and concrete.Then transition piece and concrete cap 820 are processed assembly.This assembly can be made under the controlled any condition of weather conditions, can the number of structures of must be at the scene and accomplishing be reduced to minimum under water like this.Then build jacket structure 825, in addition, size, shape and other are built details and are confirmed based on the condition of infield at least in part.Then basic components are transported to infield 830.In the infield, jacket structure can be placed and be installed in the pedestal structure 835, and assembly is installed on the jacket structure 840.Pylon is installed on the assembly 845, then wind turbine can be installed on the pylon 850.

Although show one group of specific method in the drawings, embodiments of the invention are not limited to the specific execution sequence of these processes.In other embodiments, the order that wind turbine generator can be different is perhaps installed in different places.For for simplicity, a plurality of parts of wind turbine generator are only carried out general description in this article, but wind power plant comprises many machineries and the electric elements of not describing in this article.

Fig. 9 is the schematic representation of load transfer among the wind power plant embodiment.The load transmission of the wind power plant with GBS pedestal 905 shown in Fig. 3 and 4 is being shown among Fig. 9.For this structure, the load that pylon 910 is born is transferred on concrete cap or the GBS 915.Load on the concrete cap then is transferred in the soil 920.

For the wind power plant that has with pile foundation 925 joining jacket structures as shown in Figure 5, the load on the pylon 930 is transferred on the concrete cap 935, and concrete cap can be transferred to load on the jacket superstructure 940.Load then is transferred in the stake of piling strtucture 945, is transferred at last in the soil 950.

For having for the wind power plant with single concrete pedestal or a plurality of concrete pedestal 955 joining jacket structures shown in Fig. 6 and 7 respectively; Load on the pylon 960 is transferred on the concrete cap 965 once more, and concrete cap can be transferred to load on the jacket superstructure 970.Load then is transferred on the concrete GBS (s) 975, is transferred at last in the soil 980.

The meaning of mentioned " embodiment " or " embodiment " is meant a concrete technical characteristics relevant with said embodiment in specification, structure, and perhaps characteristic is included among at least one embodiment of the present invention.The phrase " in one embodiment " that many places occur in specification might not refer to same embodiment.

In aforementioned specification, invention has been described to have combined specific embodiment of the present invention.Yet, be apparent that: under the situation that does not depart from broad spirit of the present invention and scope, can make multiple modification and modification the present invention.Correspondingly, specification and accompanying drawing can be regarded as the exemplary and nonrestrictive meaning.

List of parts

The 100-wind power plant

The 105-rotor

The 110-rotor blade

The 115-pylon

The 120-basis

125-pedestal or cushion block structure

130-ground

The 135-water surface

The 205-water surface

The 210-sea bed

215-single pile pedestal

The 220-stake

Many pile foundations of 225-seat

The many piles of 230-

The 235-gravity base

240-gravity base structure (GBS) or counterweight pedestal

245-suction pedestal

250-caisson or cabin

The 300-wind power plant

The 305-pylon

The 310-transition piece

The 315-GBS-concrete cap

The 320-assembly

The stake of 325-skirt

The 335-water surface (LAT)

The 340-depth of water

The 345-mud line

The 400-wind power plant

The 405-pylon

The 410-transition piece

The 415-GBS-concrete cap

The 420-assembly

The stake of 425-skirt

The 430-cable

The 435-water surface (LAT)

The 440-depth of water

The 445-mud line

450-part GB S

The 500-wind power plant

The 505-pylon

The 510-transition piece

The 515-concrete cap

The 520-assembly

The 535-water surface (LAT)

The 540-depth of water

The 545-mud line

The 555-jacket structure

The 560-stake

The 565-flange connector

The 600-wind power plant

The 605-pylon

The 610-transition piece

The 615-concrete cap

The 620-assembly

The 635-water surface (LAT)

The 640-depth of water

The 645-mud line

The 655-jacket structure

The 665-flange connector

The 670-flange connector

The 675-concrete pad

The 700-wind power plant

The 705-pylon

The 710-transition piece

The 715-concrete cap

The 720-assembly

The 735-water surface (LAT)

The 740-depth of water

The 745-mud line

The 755-jacket structure

The 765-flange connector

The 770-flange connector

Many concrete pad of 780-

Claims

1. wind power plant comprises:

Pylon, said pylon has top and bottom;

Assembly, said assembly comprise and the joining transition piece of concrete cap that said assembly has top and bottom, and the top of said assembly and the bottom of said pylon link;

Jacket structure, said jacket structure have top and bottom and many supporting legs, and the bottom of said assembly and the top of said jacket structure link; With

Pedestal, said pedestal and said jacket structure link, and wherein said pedestal comprises will insert underground many piles; Wherein, at least one pile in said many piles extends through the respective leg of said jacket structure.

2. wind power plant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pedestal comprise gravity base structure (GBS), and the supporting leg of said jacket structure and gravity base structure (GBS) link.

3. wind power plant as claimed in claim 2, wherein said gravity base structure (GBS) comprises skirt, said pedestal further comprises the stake that one or more skirts that pass gravity base structure (GBS) are installed.

4. wind power plant as claimed in claim 2, wherein said pedestal comprise a plurality of gravity base structures (GBS), and the gravity base structure (GBS) in each supporting leg of said jacket structure and the said a plurality of gravity base structures (GBS) links.

5. wind power plant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said jacket structure comprises metallic lattice.

6. wind power plant as claimed in claim 1, wherein said assembly comprises flange, flange is passed to link with said assembly in the top of the supporting leg of said jacket structure.

7. wind power plant as claimed in claim 1 further comprises and the joining wind turbine in the top of said pylon.

8. method that wind power plant is installed said method comprising the steps of:

Make assembly, said assembly comprises cap and transition piece;

Make jacket structure;

Jacket structure is placed in offshore locations under water in whole or in part; And be fastened to the bottom of jacket structure on the pedestal; Wherein said pedestal comprises many piles, thereby and be fastened to step on the pedestal to jacket structure and comprise that making said many piles pass jacket structure inserts said many piles underground; And

The top of this assembly and this jacket structure is linked.

9. method as claimed in claim 8, further comprise with pylon and said assembly be linked together.

10. method as claimed in claim 9, further comprise with wind turbine and said pylon be linked together.

11. method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said cap mainly contains concrete.

12. method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said transition piece mainly contains metal.

13. method as claimed in claim 8 is wherein made assembly and is included in and makes assembly on the bank, and further comprises this assembly that produces is transported to offshore location.

14. method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said pedestal comprise one or more gravity base structure (GBS), and are fastened to step on the pedestal to jacket structure and comprise said jacket structure and gravity base structure (GBS) are linked.

15. a wind power plant comprises:

Produce the device of electric energy by wind energy;

Be used to hang the device of the device that produces electric energy, the device that is used for hanging is immersed in water body whole or in part;

Be used for wind power plant is fastened on the device at certain position place; Be used to carry out fastening device and link, wherein be used to carry out fastening device utilization and pass the device that is used to hang and be inserted into underground structure and carry out fastening wind power plant with the device that is used to hang.

16. wind power plant as claimed in claim 15, the device that wherein is used to hang comprises assembly, and said assembly comprises concrete column cap device and transition piece device.

17. wind power plant as claimed in claim 15, the device that wherein is used to hang comprises the metallic lattice device, said metallic lattice device be used to carry out fastening device and link.

18. wind power plant as claimed in claim 15 wherein is used to carry out the quality that fastening device utilization is used to carry out fastening device and carries out fastening to wind power plant.